Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers sold mostly uneven. Several offerings of new crop un-weaned feeders had buyers hesitant strike and sold as much as 25.00 lower. There were a few offerings of weaned and value added feeders that held steady to last weeks run. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold 20.00 higher compared to last weeks light test. Supply good and demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $209.63/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −178.58 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$209.63

30 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.08

vs AR average

−50.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	213.43	1,145	15thin
Medium and Large 2	546	205.82	1,124	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.61/cwt here — about $21 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.84, low $366.26, median $388.20 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

209.63

—

AR average10 barns · 728 hd

230.71

−21.08

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−50.00

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−178.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,787	159.94	2,858	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	116.29	1,303	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	115.28	1,548	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	107.71	1,081	28

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,506	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,259	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	994	$1,215	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,358	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	236.39/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.75/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	258.19/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	248.94/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	252.58/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	235.01/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	243.18/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,036	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	225.83/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	241.27/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	272.44/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	250.21/cwt	240.00–260.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	346.25/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	242.50/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	192.16/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	236.10/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	214.94/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	248.03/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	219.38/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,055	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	232.48/cwt	220.00–245.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	271.69/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	231.43/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	258.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	254.13/cwt	242.50–265.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	266.06/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	274.09/cwt	267.50–280.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	245.74/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,175	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,373.57/head	1,275.00–1,460.00	1,374	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,214.75/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	207.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	198.29/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	181.12/cwt	177.50–185.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	212.98/cwt	197.50–230.00	1,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	254.26/cwt	242.50–269.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	561	202.58/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	211.69/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	223.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,051	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	271.31/cwt	257.50–285.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	233.43/cwt	225.00–240.00	990	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	233.73/cwt	232.50–235.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	208.71/cwt	200.00–212.50	993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	229.60/cwt	215.00–240.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	215.49/cwt	207.50–230.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	216.52/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	186.20/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	202.22/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	235.93/cwt	220.00–247.50	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	231.01/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	239.27/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	244.49/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	280.10/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	292.88/cwt	282.50–307.50	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,392	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,258.75/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,259	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	137.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,234	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,506.25/head	1,150.00–1,825.00	1,506	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,053	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	129.54/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,149	11
Bulls	—	—	1,710	155.86/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,665	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	179.09/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,636	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	842	103.59/cwt	94.00–115.00	872	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	621	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	114.68/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,247	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	99.93/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,014	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	118.55/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,385	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	115.28/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	109.61/cwt	96.00–117.00	1,149	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	121.17/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,246	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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